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It seems clear that the success of our mutual endeavours depends
on our ability to communicate, coordinate, and most importantly,
negotiate with each other regarding the integral elements of this
assistance operation. We must continue to develop and nurture
this collaboration if we are to ensure that the task at hand is
to be positively resolved.
However,
I recognise that many of my comments have been abstract.
my purpose has not been to chronicle the successes and failures of
the voluntary agency participation in this historical operation,
but rather to recognise that our work is far from over. The future
of Indochinese relief assistance appears progressively more complex.
There seems to be no one course that will serve as the panacea for
the hundreds of thousands of displaced who are so desperately
seeking one. For this reason we may well find that the ensuing
years will be very difficult as we strive to find a mutually
agreeable and humane solution to this regrettable state of affairs.
As I conclude, I must applaud the Royal Thai Government for its
pursuit of and adherence to the principle of First Asylum which
has resulted in hundreds and thousands of Indochinese being
provided with sanctuary and hope. I give thanks to the Government
for inviting us to share in what has been and continues to be a
monumental task. In the name of the CCSDPT, I reaffirm the
commitment of the voluntary agencies to the humanitarian principles
that have brought us here today and offer the guarantee that we will
remain until the displaced persons seeking temporary shelter and
safety within the bondaries of this Kingdom have been provided
the future which they so justly deserve.
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